On October 16, 2022, Dad was told that he had a chance to have lunch with his daughters. He was excited to have any time with his daughters. Dad drove two hours to get to their place. He picked them up at 1:00PM. They all went to Olive Garden for lunch. Dad had collected some great video and pictures of both the daughters. He wanted to make them realize how great they were in sports. After ordering the food, Dad showed them how well the elder one swam, how well she trained, how well she ran. Dad showed the little one her swimming, her gymnastics and her winnings. Dad had sincerely hoped that they would look at those video and pictures and perhaps have a desire to get back into sports and if not sports, they would earnestly start working towards their fitness.
After the conclusion of the lunch, the elder daughter wanted to drive the car. She had got her learner’s permit last week. Dad went to Walmart and tried to make a sign that said student driver. One sign was placed at front and another at the back of the car. The elder one drive the car on the public roads for the first time. She navigated through the lights well. Dad was proud of her.
The little one also wanted to drive. However, the elder one asked to be dropped back to the house as she had some homework to finish. As the elder left, the little one changed her mind and went back to the house behind her sister. Dad asked for hugs and none came. Dad left them at about 4:30PM.
This was a good improvement over the last meetings. This meeting lasted for 3.5 hours. Dad is hopeful that the girls will come with him to his house for a weekend next time. Dad will never give up.